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senator murkowski was senator stevens jr. colleague in the senate has introduced a bill making it mandatory that all favorable evidence not just that the prosecutor believes material kissed all of an untested be provided in the defense except in cases when the provisions were made for protecting for witness safety or national security for the proposed bill provides for enforcement mechanisms and provides the material be provided in the advance of the trial i think that is a fundamental way that our trials and the process can be more fair in this country. senator stevens, when the case is dismissed he said he hoped when the dust settled could get involved in lobbying for discovery she died before he could do that, was killed in a plane crash. and i guess my final remarks as if it can happen to the united states senator in washington, d.c. none of the most senior i think the most senior republican in american history, it can happen to you, it can happen to your company is coming and in most cases it doesn't because prosecutors
senator murkowski was senator stevens jr. colleague in the senate has introduced a bill making it mandatory that all favorable evidence not just that the prosecutor believes material kissed all of an untested be provided in the defense except in cases when the provisions were made for protecting for witness safety or national security for the proposed bill provides for enforcement mechanisms and provides the material be provided in the advance of the trial i think that is a fundamental way that...
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and later retired supreme court justice john paul stevens speaks to a conference about gun laws, gun violence and his dissents in the court's cases involving the second amendment. >> c-span brings a special perspective into what's happening in washington, particularly your coverage of the house and the senate. so if something is going on in the house and the senate -- andw something will go on in the next five years, maybe not this7 year -- c-span covers this authoritatively, very, very well, and it's one of the major news sources or news happenings in washington. we're all struggling with what's going to happen with health care. i mean, c-span was the authoritative voice covering what happened with health care. we're worried about the financial system. c-span, again, is the authoritative voice in terms of what the congress is doing or won't do in terms of the financial system. >> ken gun they are watches c-span on comcast. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> now, a panel discusses the potential eff
and later retired supreme court justice john paul stevens speaks to a conference about gun laws, gun violence and his dissents in the court's cases involving the second amendment. >> c-span brings a special perspective into what's happening in washington, particularly your coverage of the house and the senate. so if something is going on in the house and the senate -- andw something will go on in the next five years, maybe not this7 year -- c-span covers this authoritatively, very, very...
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sandra day o'connor, david souter and john paul stevens. three more different human beings, you will never meet. sandra day o'connor, this tall, charismatic, outgoing politician from arizona. david souter, the shy, reclusive bachelor from the other side of the country in new hampshire. john paul stevens, a wily antitrust lawyer from the middle of the country, from chicago. but what did they have in common? they were all moderate republicans. they were all moderate republicans who left the court deeply and totally alienated from the modern republican party. in "the oath" i tell a story of justice o'connor and justice souter having a conversation in the hallway of the supreme court, and o'connor boiling with frustration about how, as she said, why is it that our party is destroying the country? why are we spending money that we don't have? why are we engaged in this war in iraq with no end? and barry goldwater, she said, never gave a damn who you slept with. [laughter] and that was the party now does give a damn where you change with. and it
sandra day o'connor, david souter and john paul stevens. three more different human beings, you will never meet. sandra day o'connor, this tall, charismatic, outgoing politician from arizona. david souter, the shy, reclusive bachelor from the other side of the country in new hampshire. john paul stevens, a wily antitrust lawyer from the middle of the country, from chicago. but what did they have in common? they were all moderate republicans. they were all moderate republicans who left the court...
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the other part of the opinion, and justice stevens wrote the opinion, saying you don't have any right to have illegal drugs, and all a well-trained dog does is sniff out illegal drugs so there's no privacy vision at all. that instruct me at the time, and since then, this seems too simple. i remember the history of the fourth amendment was the, you know, the british were trying to extract taxes from the american colonies. they passed a series of laws that said we're going to put taxes on molasses and sugar and tea, and them because the americans didn't want to pay the taxes, they'd use british troops to break into warehouses, break into trunks, and search, and that's what led to the fourth amendment, the principle of unreasonable searches. i don't think the american colonists would have been satisfied if the british said, we have dogs, they sniff out -- they can sniff molasses and tea. i don't think the american colonists would have said, fine, break into our warehouses. it's an interesting question about what the fourth amendment really means. i think one of the interesting aspects th
the other part of the opinion, and justice stevens wrote the opinion, saying you don't have any right to have illegal drugs, and all a well-trained dog does is sniff out illegal drugs so there's no privacy vision at all. that instruct me at the time, and since then, this seems too simple. i remember the history of the fourth amendment was the, you know, the british were trying to extract taxes from the american colonies. they passed a series of laws that said we're going to put taxes on...
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first of all can ambassador stevens wrote to secretary of state, said i am concerned about our safety. i am concerned because i know it's you and libya. those were ignored. but the biggest problem is not just what happened, but why it happened. people like dr. ruiz who are sympathizers for the greatness of america, they believe -- they believe that actually if we apologize for opponents come up for nice to them then so be nice to us and returned. because of this, our country is less safe, much more dangerous place today than four years ago. >> moderator: thank you, congresswoman. dr. ruiz. ruiz: this is clear evidence that congress is broken. now over and over, she will repeat this incident in the city of plymouth and it's a shame. it is a shame -- it is a shame -- it is a shame that you are trying to make me seem anti-american. bono mack: six years, six years, six years. ruiz: we were to protect her ability to give voice to a native american heritage, to give them a voice in our american stories, congresswoman. >> moderator: thank you, dr. ruiz. >> two years ago you told "the desert
first of all can ambassador stevens wrote to secretary of state, said i am concerned about our safety. i am concerned because i know it's you and libya. those were ignored. but the biggest problem is not just what happened, but why it happened. people like dr. ruiz who are sympathizers for the greatness of america, they believe -- they believe that actually if we apologize for opponents come up for nice to them then so be nice to us and returned. because of this, our country is less safe, much...
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. >> i want to bring in steven of the question of, first of all, why does this inaction? and also, your own take on how likely are not you see any of these areas right now. >> i have used on a lightly have a lot of the scenarios. i agree with what's about -- much of what was said. the -- to go back and answer your first question, i think obviously they're could be disagreements about that and the precise percentages that representative airport, but i do think the underlying point that there is a costs, and economic costs, and measurable economic cost to inaction is undeniable, particularly after reading the entire report. and so i would hate to see -- get into a quarrel about the methodology to what is that the group lose the audience. economists might enjoy that, with the rest of us would find ourselves very lost. but i do think it is an important addition to the public debate we're having that in addition to the obvious fact that a war, u.s. military action or israeli military action would have it shipped to the fact confessors it with that it is important to recognize
. >> i want to bring in steven of the question of, first of all, why does this inaction? and also, your own take on how likely are not you see any of these areas right now. >> i have used on a lightly have a lot of the scenarios. i agree with what's about -- much of what was said. the -- to go back and answer your first question, i think obviously they're could be disagreements about that and the precise percentages that representative airport, but i do think the underlying point...
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we respect the ambassador stevens and i worked with him when he was a u.s. envoy he was respected and loved and libya with the question remains why the violence. modeling course in libya but we saw in yemen and tunisia and i keep emphasizing the destabilized and traumatized nations. i think the element of how to work with the groups who are trying to come back and address the issues and understanding that right now on the ground this is one of the biggest issue is the civil society is trying to come together with. in most cases, there's an assumption to receive the funding were to be accepted by the western nations you have to distance yourself from religion. i can't that the exception has been in libya you have seen some groups step out, and in particular there is the network that of some of the most respected in libya that have been very active at least in terms of issuing statements and this isn't just recently even after the revolution in 2011. the network issued a statement to promote international women's rights. so here is a country in the midst of a
we respect the ambassador stevens and i worked with him when he was a u.s. envoy he was respected and loved and libya with the question remains why the violence. modeling course in libya but we saw in yemen and tunisia and i keep emphasizing the destabilized and traumatized nations. i think the element of how to work with the groups who are trying to come back and address the issues and understanding that right now on the ground this is one of the biggest issue is the civil society is trying to...
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we last a great friend, ambassador chris stevens. he's not only friend, he's a tennis partner, and he is a champion, and he's part of the libya revolution. we lost him in a very criminal attack against the american consulate in benghazi. i want to extend my condolence or regret, sorry for his family and for the american people. it is sad that he is not around with us to see the democratic process taking place in libya. well, we have, with support of the united states, of nato, of arab countries to defeat the gadhafi regime which was libya for 42 years. but the challenges are still great in front of us. we have security issue. unfortunately, the government is still not under control of the libyan territories. we have very long borders. we have illegal immigrants. we have some terrorists, and is we have some groups that are having weapons in their hands. how can we control them? how can we bring them under the umbrella of the government? this need two things. one is support of our friend, the support during the war. and the second thin
we last a great friend, ambassador chris stevens. he's not only friend, he's a tennis partner, and he is a champion, and he's part of the libya revolution. we lost him in a very criminal attack against the american consulate in benghazi. i want to extend my condolence or regret, sorry for his family and for the american people. it is sad that he is not around with us to see the democratic process taking place in libya. well, we have, with support of the united states, of nato, of arab countries...